2004: My Next Wireless Phone

[Janina Sajka]

I could tell you things, but I can't because of a piece of paper we
signed this past year.

What I can tell you is that we looked hard for this unit around
Washington, DC and on the net the other week and didn't find it. I
expect we'll look again in early January.

So, can you read between the lines?

Steve Holmes writes:
> From: Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com>
> 
> I found the bit on the ow Owasys model to be quite interesting and
> promising - especially the fact linux is being used as the OS and they
> appear to be incourage public development.
> 
> Hey, I cannot find anything anywhere on the Audiovox 9900 phone that
> would supposedly be available this month.  I looked on
> www.audiovox.com and their idiot search tool kept saying "no such
> model."  Is it really out there yet or is it vaporware?
> 
> On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 11:05:00AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > OK. I thought I should wish a little here.
> > 
> > I saw the wireless handset I want to get in 2004 while attending
> > TechShare in the U.K. this past November. You can read about this phone
> > at:
> > 
> > http://www.owasys.com
> > 
> > *	It is supposed to be available in Spain now, and in the U.K.
> > *	soon.
> > 
> > *	It is supposed to be available in the U.S. sometime in 2004. I
> > *	may wait.
> > 
> > This phone has no screen. It's 100% designed to be used without sight.
> > And, it runs our favorite OS.
> > 
> > 
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> > Janina Sajka
> > Email: janina at rednote.net		
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> > 
> > Director, Technology Research and Development
> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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> > 
> > Chair, Accessibility Work Group
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Janina Sajka
Email: janina at rednote.net		
Phone: (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
http://www.afb.org

Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
http://accessibility.freestandards.org